Politics & Government
POLL: Who Should Fill District 1 Seat?
The County Council will meet again Tuesday afternoon to attempt to break the deadlock between District 1 applicants Mike Wagner and Peter Smith.
After 100 rounds of voting on Thursday, the Anne Arundel County Council was deadlocked at 3-3 between two applicants to fill the empty District 1 seat—Mike Wagner and Peter Smith.
The council will meet Tuesday at 2 p.m. with the hopes of breaking that tie before their 7 p.m. regular meeting.
Smith, a Severn resident, is a Marine Corps Reserve lieutenant working for the NSA. Wagner is a former senator and delegate from Glen Burnie who has had a business presence in the region for decades.
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Councilmen Jamie Benoit (D-4th District) and Jerry Walker (R-7th District) raised issues of ethics last week when Wagner, owner of Michael's Eighth Avenue banquet hall and Wagner & Sons food and restaurant supply in Glen Burnie, attempted to make a donation to The Committee to Elect Dick Ladd.
Benoit, Walker and Councilman Chris Trumbauer (D-6th District) voted for Smith. Ladd (R-5th District) and councilmen John Grasso (R-2nd District) and Derek Fink (R-3rd District) voted for Wagner.
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If you were on the council, who would you vote for to fill the empty District 1 seat? Vote in the poll!
Broadneck Patch Editor D. Frank Smith contributed to this report.
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